Netapp

• MinIO's Multi-Protocol Attack: Valid Architecture Argument, Zero Evidence

  MinIO claims multi-protocol storage is fundamentally broken for AI workloads, that translation layers kill GPU utilization, and that only 'object-native' design scales. The architectural argument has merit. The evidence does not exist. We analyze what MinIO gets right, what they conveniently omit, and why this blog post is marketing dressed as engineering.

• NetApp AFX's 'Parallel File System Performance' Claims: The Benchmark They Won't Submit

  NetApp claims AFX delivers 'all the performance benefits of parallel file systems' while refusing to submit to IO500—the industry standard benchmark for parallel file system performance. Here's why that matters.